Maurice Alexander is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on February 16, 1991 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Maurice Alexander, an American football linebacker, was born February 16, 1991. He is currently a free agent. He was drafted in the fourth round by the St. Louis Rams after playing college football at Arizona Western College, Utah State, and Utah State.
Alexander was signed by the St. Louis Rams to a four year, $2.68million contract. This includes a $464,260 signing bonus.
On September 27, 2015, Alexander sustained a groin injury in the third quarter of a 12–6 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. He left the game due to the injury and was inactive for the next two games (Weeks 4–5). On November 8, 2015, Alexander earned his first career start after starter T.J. McDonald sustained a foot injury. He recorded three solo tackles and made his first career sack during their 21–18 overtime loss at the Minnesota Vikings. Alexander made his first career sack on quarterback Shaun Hill and dropped him for an 11-yard loss in the fourth quarter. On December 9, 2015, the St. Louis Rams placed T.J. McDonald on injured reserve for the remainder of the season due to a shoulder injury and named Alexander his replacement at strong safety for the last four games. In Week 16, he collected a season-high eight combined tackles (four solo) during a 23–17 victory at the Seattle Seahawks. The following week, Alexander made a season-high seven solo tackles in the Rams’ 19–16 loss at the San Francisco 49ers in Week 17. He finished the 2015 season with 39 combined tackles (30 solo), two sacks, a pass deflection, and a fumble recovery in 14 games and five starts.
On October 2, 2016, Alexander collected five combined tackles and a sack in their 17–13 victory at the Arizona Cardinals in Week 4. In Week 11, he made four combined tackles, broke up a pass, and made his first career interception during a 14–10 loss to the Miami Dolphins. Alexander intercepted a pass by Ryan Tannehill that was originally intended for DeVante Parker during the third quarter. On December 11, 2016, Alexander recorded four combined tackles before exiting the Rams’ 42–14 loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 14 due to a possible concussion. The injury occurred when Alexander delivered a helmet-to-helmet hit on wide receiver Nick Williams after Williams’ caught a ten-yard reception. The collision knocked Alexander unconscious and he was immediately carted off the field. Both players were diagnosed with concussions and Alexander was inactive for the next two games (Weeks 15–16). The following day, Los Angeles Rams’ general manager Les Snead fired head coach Jeff Fisher and named special teams coordinator John Fassel the interim head coach for the last three games of the regular season. Alexander finished his first season as a full-time starter with a career-high 50 combined tackles (38 solo), four pass deflections, two interceptions, and a sack in 14 games and 14 starts.
Alexander made his professional regular season debut at Week 2 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in St. Louis. However, he only played on special teams during the 19-17 win. Alexander had two solo tackles against the Denver Broncos on Week 11, 22-7. Alexander made his first tackle in his career on a kick return of ten yards by Andre Caldwell during the fourth quarter. His rookie season ended with four solo tackles in nine matches and zero starts, while only appearing on special team.
